We continue to stay busy with all sorts of God's blessings. Our visits to the camps continue with not much excitement, which is good! I guess you could say there was excitement or maybe a better way to put it, consternation! We have lost Brad again. Robert told our folks, Brad has regain consciousness and was doing better. Robert went to see him last week and Brad was gone? The nursing staff was unable to share with Robert, where Brad is. We are going to call Brad's mom Saturday morning, to see if she knows anything.
Our Cedar Grove Chargers basketball team continue to do well, with another victory Saturday morning. You can see the young men becoming a team on the court but more importantly off the court. With the guidance of Matt and Vicky, they are continuing to lead these young men into lives of servant hood.
Monday and Wednesday we continued to meet with our children and work with them in their reading skills. We can see an improvement of the children each week. Come and join us.
Tuesday evening, Pastor Brown led our men's Bible fellowship. Reading from John 14, talking about patience, perseverance, positive attitude. The basketball team joined the men for the first 15 minutes, what a treat. Along with patience, we persevere, allowing us to have a positive attitude, don't think you can have one without the other?
Thursday evening Wes and Willie got chapel started with some foot stomping songs and inspiring words. We continue to have good help, good food and lots of groceries for our community. We got to meet some new friends, get some good hugs, and learn new things. A fun evening!
I know this note is very late, but if you read it in time, we will have a breakfast in the morning. We have been blessed with a lot of frozen dinners. We need to make room in our freezers, so Abbey said, cook up all the breakfast items you can find. So Momma T will be busy in the kitchen and should have things ready by 8:45 or so. Not sure what is on the menu, but guaranteed to be good. Don't miss the feast!
Continued prayers for Matt's mom and her health struggles. Prayers for our young ladies, who are working their way back into our community. Please keep my sister in your thoughts and prayers. Ginellen talked to her this week. Terri is struggling with the loss of her 27 year old daughter. Joey is doing well, keep him in your prayers.
Some of us have been asked to be on a committee with Grace and Common Ground, concerning the future of our relationship together. Others today, were invited to visit with Elaine Heath, an author, ordained Methodist minister, speaker, lecturer, teacher. She wrote the book, Longing for Spring. While others had the opportunity to meet Jonathan Wilson Hargrove last week.
All three happenings were independent of each other, but all related. All generated good conversations and thought provoking ideas. All three meetings will have an affect on our community and the church. What is God up to? As Momma T would not say, what a coincidence!
As we move into this new year, we need to be sure of the direction God is leading us. We need to stay true to His way and not ours. There will be opportunities, there will be obstacles, there will be blessings. Satan will attack us. We must stay strong through prayer and the Word.
Elaine said today, there is a movement in the church unlike anything that has happened in the past. There is a longing for relationships to be developed between communities. Our community and Grace are at the forefront of this movement and will be looked upon by others to see how it can be done. We have more questions than we have answers, but that is ok because we know God is in control and will allow things to happen in His time.
Won't you join us? Each one of you is an important part of our community. You make it what it is. If you don't participate, share your story, lvoe others like Jesus lvoes us, you will be missing out of something beyond our comprehension. God longs for us all to be a part of His Kingdom. Amen.
See you for breakfast in the morning and at the center this coming week! God is good! Most of the time? Some of the time? ALL the time!
sco
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